Clark keeps Clarke at bay

A grandstand finish earned South African Tim Clark the £400,000 to the winner Barclays Scottish Open title at Loch Lomond yesterday.

Clark celebrated a magnificent performance, capped by an 18-foot birdie putt on the last green.

The reigning South African Open champion was level with Dutchman Maarten Lafeber with four to play, but the Eindhoven golfer bogeyed the 15th and Clark's superb finish gave him the title by two from Lafeber and Ireland's Darren Clarke.